The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-01
BEN BUFFERS DISCOVERY.
Henry Georges Theories Enacted Into
Laws by the Last Congress.
Enquirer New York Special.

Laws by the Last Congress.
Enquirer New York Special.
In a well-lighted apartment at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel tonight found General b.
f. Butler reclining on large easy chair,
which was completely filed by his bulky
form. There was a spray of apple blossoms
in the lapel OF his carefully-brushed broad.
cloth coat. His great bald head was shining
with the rubbing it had received from the
brushes In the hands OF his valet. The
Generals mission here was to make an ar
gument in the Hoyt will case.
/ asked him if he was going yachting
this summer and be replied: "Ah, surely.
Life would be burdensome without yacht
ing"
political discussionsW
The General then threw back mis- big
head and answered with quiet laugh that
seemed TO shake his whole frame.
II am quite out of politics" said ne,
Then he added more soberly: 81 accom-
plisbed in 1884 what undertook to do.
worked up the worklngmen Of this country
to.a realization of the power of organized
labor. That was all tried to do and sue
ceeding events have shown that my at
tempt was successful one"
do you look on the vote of Henry
George in New York as one of the results
of your canvassP'
THE vote for George is only beginning.
1t is merely a sign of what win some day
be. II lsan indication Of what is going on
over the entire country, and will continue
lego on. By the way, the land theories
advocated by Henry George, which are
held to be so outrageous, are not materi.
ally different from theories that were en-
acted into law by the last Congress"
ITO what law do you Tefer?
oTrv Cooryo save dnoc he moi fbot ho
wants all land titles to be held and con-
trolled by the Government? Now, 1 will
show you something which was enacted
into law by Congress which is exactly in
line with the Henry George theory"
Taking upa bundle of papers the General
selected large typewriter manuscript
and proceeded to read portions of IAN Act
entitled an Act to restrict the ownership of
real estate in the Territories of the United
States to American citizens, etc. Passed
March 80, 1887" 1t is the act by which
aliens are prevented from acquiring or
holding real estate above a certain number
of acres Ia any Territory of the United
States or in the District of Columbia.
When the General had read few extracts
of that? It is plain enough that If you
begin by passing laws that an alien shall
not hold land in any number of acres you
are going long way with Henry George in
his theories of Government control
of land titles. 1t is the entering wedge.
Under this law foreign citizens may not
lease house in the District of Columbia
or in any Territory, although by our
treaties of smity and commerce he is en-
titled to all the rights Of citizenship of
this country. He may not lease a ware
house or a store, because the lease is an in
terest in real estate which he is forbidden
to acquire. 1t is, in short, direct aud
positive legislative step IN the direction OF
Henry Georges advocated theory. If this
law is constitutional il establishes the con-
stitutionaliIy of Henry Georges plan.
There are defects in the construction OF
ton Of it to Henry Georges land move
ment was all cared to bring to your at
tsutiOn.D